9781332130122 - From Patronage to Proficiency in the Public Service: An Inquiry Into Professional Qualification and Methods of Recruitment in the Civil Service and the Municipal Se... (3 resultados)

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book examines the historical transformation of public administration in Britain from the early 19th Century to the start of the First World War. The author argues that the shift from patronage to professional civil service employment is a critical element of this process. This shift was a response to government expansion and a recognition that increasingly complex systems required skilled administrators and expertise, marking a shift in governance from amateur to expert. The book draws on the reports of three Royal Commissions, the Gladstone Committee, and the Reorganization Committee of the Civil Service National Whitley Council to trace the history of the Civil Service and to discuss methods of civil service recruitment. The book concludes by considering the impact of professionalization on the nature of civil service work, the role of voluntary associations of civil servants, and the challenges of ensuring both expertise and fairness in recruitment and promotion. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.